How a 150-year-old Lingít robe is inspiring Alaska’s next generation of engineers
The robe was recently given to Alaska Native Heritage Center but is in such fragile condition that extreme care must be taken anytime it’s handled.
Bronson submits lengthy records request to city clerk for information about April election
A critic called the move a ‘perpetuation of the Big Lie’ of former president Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of election fraud from 2020.
As Alaskans age, what options are there for staying in the state? | Alaska Insight
Lori Townsend speaks to David Washburn from the Older Persons Action Group and Jessica Parks from RurAL CAP to learn what's being done to address the increasing demand for elder care across Alaska.
Rangers search for solo climber on Denali
Matthias Rimml is the first registered climber to attempt Denali this season, and is alone on the upper part of the mountain, according to the National Park Service.
Alaska lawmakers struggle with dividend debate
Alaska lawmakers are running out of time this session to pass legislation aimed at resolving the annual debate over what size dividend should be paid to residents from the state’s oil wealth fund.
An Anchorage boy is waiting for a life-saving stem cell transplant, but Alaska Native donors are scarce
It’s harder for Alaska Native and mixed-race people to find donors because they’re underrepresented in the donor database.
Alaska’s biggest electric utility fired new CEO less than a month after hiring him
According to a document Chugach Electric Association’s lawyers filed in federal court Wednesday, the company’s board terminated its employment agreement with Halpern “for cause” a little more than three weeks after both sides signed it.
New facility aims to improve options for Alaskans with memory loss
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Caring for someone with memory loss can be exhausting both physically and emotionally. The number of people with Alzheimer’s or dementia in Alaska is...
From Hawaii to Alaska, candy leis make graduation sweeter
Working in their living rooms and at kitchen tables, Anchorage residents are meeting a growing demand for candy leis for graduations, Mother's Day and more.
Anchorage budget director returns to retirement
Longtime public servant Cheryl Frasca said after wrapping up the bulk of the first quarter budget revisions for the Bronson administration, she's returning to retirement.
Why some anti-abortion Alaskans say this is the year to vote yes on a constitutional convention
A convention would allow changes to the state Constitution. But people on both side of the abortion issue think it's a bad idea.
Rangers locate climber’s body on Denali
Rimml likely fell on the steep traverse between Denali Pass at 18,200 feet and the 17,200-foot plateau, a notoriously treacherous stretch of the West Buttress route
Crew sets sail from Wrangell in search of century-old shipwreck
An eight-person crew of scientists, artists and divers are trying to find one of the deadliest shipwrecks in Alaska history.
Residents take stock of damage as floodwaters recede in Manley Hot Springs
As of Sunday, the community’s power, phone lines and cell service were still down.
Asking the right questions can stop eating disorders from progressing, experts say
“One of the most important things is to identify an eating disorder early before you get the complications,” said Dr. Rachel Lescher.
Alaska Senate votes for $1,300 energy payment on top of PFD
The energy payment passed 12-7 as an amendment to the state budget package that senators were debating.
Former Homer resident kidnapped, murdered woman missing since 2019, police say
The charges against Kirby Calderwood are the first public explanation of what happened to Anesha “Duffy” Murnane since she went missing in October 2019.
Alaska Democrats lash out at US House candidate Al Gross — the same candidate they endorsed in 2020
They're calling him a "proven loser" after Gross suggested he might caucus with GOP.
Nearly a thousand volunteers join the ongoing search for missing 7-year-old boy in Kodiak
Sawyer Cipolla went missing Saturday afternoon.
At Bethel forum, US House candidates address Roe v. Wade, salmon and public safety
Three Alaska Native candidates running in the special primary election for Alaska’s U.S. House seat came to Bethel for a candidate forum last Friday.